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Patrick Leahy: there is much more I could say about Bobby Muller, but I know what would happen if I went on longer. I would hear from…

On the recordOctober 22, 1997
there is much more I could say about Bobby Muller, but I know what would happen if I went on longer. I would hear from him and he would chastise me for praising him, because Bobby always finds others to praise. I have probably risked that already, but I want people to know that this is a man who has done so much for the world and a man who should feel so honored by what he did to create the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and by its receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Recognizing Bobby Muller's contributions to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

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